Silicea terra and Zincum metallicum Modulate the Activity of Macrophages Challenged with BCG In Vitro.

Sandra Augusta G PintoMirian Yaeko O NagaiAnuska Alvares-SaraivaGiovani B PeresSilvia WaisseElizabeth C PerezLeoni Villano Bonamin

Published in: Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy (2020)

Sil and Zinc presented different patterns of potency-dependent effect on macrophage activity. Bacterial digestion and a balanced IL-6/IL-10 production were related to Sil 6cH, though reduced oxidative stress with increased lysosomal activity was related to Sil 200cH. Degenerative effects were exclusively related to Sil 30cH, and potency-dependent phagocytosis was related only to Zinc.

Keyphrases

oxidative stress
signaling pathway